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Where does “radio” come from?

radio (French) comes from French radiotélégraphiste, from French télégraphiste, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

radio (French): radio, tuner

Definitions

  1. radio, tuner

Ancestry of “radio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradiotélégraphisteradiotelegraphist
2Frenchtélégraphistetelegraphist
3Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
4Frenchtélé-tele-
5Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
6Latincommūnicāre—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “radio”

  • راديو
  • ράδιο
  • radio
  • រ៉ាឌីយោ
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →